One of the hazards of live television is that it is just that – live. Without the cushion of tape delay, whatever someone says on-mic (and sometimes off-mic) will end up being aired. Slips of the tongue are not uncommon. And when that slip of the tongue results in an F-bomb or other obscenity being heard on-air, it…
When it comes to fictional bosses, most of them feel more villainous than virtuous, at least towards the protagonists. Perhaps because conflict feels more engaging than harmony, many lackluster anime bosses suck at their jobs. Despite this trope, plenty of amazing anime bosses exist in a variety of series ranging from comedic roles to serious ones. Great anime bosses work…
Saturday Night Live has produced many memorable sketches since the 1970s. Each sketch relies on a specific bit to draw humor from, and in many of those sketches, music is the driving force. With only a week to write and produce the sketches, it’s actually quite impressive how the SNL team can create unique songs in such a…
Gotham has existed as one of the greatest fictional settings for decades, meaning comics have graced readers with hundreds of Gotham City facts at this point. The sheer amount of information on Gotham City, not to mention its many conflicts, makes studying the town almost impossible. It would honestly take the greatest detective in the…
Every season, new anime comes out, and new anime villains are introduced. Some of them are just okay, but others are fantastic. For this list, we’re going to take a look at the best modern anime villains: that is, the best villains who have appeared in anime that came out between 2010 and present day 2024. These…
It’s no secret that there are a ton of ridiculously smart Rick and Morty jokes – the whole show is basically about a man so brilliant he’s virtually an omniscient god. What’s even more impressive than the scientific principles they totally nail is their ability to make such things funny. Of course, not all the Rick and Morty jokes that went over…
No Marvel Comics character has seen their profile increase more over the past few years than Thanos the Mad Titan – who went from being notorious only in comic book circles to being considered basically the Darth Vader of a new generation. Thanos’s appearances in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame made it all but inevitable that he’d become a staple of…
Is there anything more needlessly complicated in comic books than superhero family trees? If you thought keeping up with general continuity was a challenge, we dare you to try and unweave the complicated web that is the Summers familial tree. Between alternate realities, ever-growing numbers, editorial mandates, and near-constant death and rebirth, keeping track of superhero relations…
Not every anime makes it to the S tier, or even the A-tier – meaning, not every anime is a flawless masterpiece that should be on everybody’s to-watch list. In fact, there are wide swathes of anime that are better described as B-tier. B-tier doesn’t mean bad – they may even be fan favorites. B-tier…
Sometimes, a new haircut is all someone needs to feel like a million bucks. In the 1990s, DC Comics took it a step further and decided on radical superhero redesigns since it was a time for extreme change. The comic book publisher wasn’t alone, as Marvel also updated many of its characters. The question is, do superheroes like Superman and Batman…
